The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on its investigation into the sinking of the American cargo ship SS El Faro on October 1, 2015 in the Atlantic Ocean.
Today's release of the final report follows the NTSB's meeting on December 12, 2017, to determine the probable cause of the sinking. On that date, the NTSB also adopted and released … [Read more...]

In the mistakenly-titled article "US Coast Guard seeks tighter grip over third parties in wake of El Faro sinking", Rear Admiral John Nadeau, USCG assistant commandant for prevention policy, told Fairplay that “the (USCG Commandant's) El Faro final action memo is clear and unambiguous: we have an obligation to do better oversight”.
This statement by RADM Nadeau is patently … [Read more...]

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday released its Final Action Memo on the loss of the El Faro and its 33 crewmembers during a hurricane near Crooked Island, Bahamas on October 1, 2015, essentially making official the Coast Guard's findings from its investigation into the casualty.
Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Paul Zukunft, approved in the Memo the findings of fact, … [Read more...]

Captain’s Decisions, Shipping Company’s Poor Safety Oversight Led to Sinking, the NTSB Says
The deadliest shipping disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel in more than 30 years was caused by a captain’s failure to avoid sailing into a hurricane despite numerous opportunities to route a course away from the hazardous weather, the National Transportation Safety Board … [Read more...]

The National Transportation Safety Board met today in Washington to determine the probable cause of the October 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean.
The 790-foot vessel set sail from Jacksonville, Florida, on a voyage to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2015, and sank about 34 hours later near the eye of Hurricane Joaquin. All 33 crewmembers aboard … [Read more...]

Update: Captain’s Decisions, Shipping Company’s Poor Safety Oversight Determined as Probable Cause of EL FARO Sinking
By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The sinking of the U.S. freighter El Faro in 2015 with the loss of 33 lives came after an overconfident captain set the ship and its poorly trained crew on a collision course with a hurricane, the … [Read more...]

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Update: Captain’s Decisions, Shipping Company’s Poor Safety Oversight Determined as Probable Cause of EL FARO Sinking
Here is an animation produced by the National Transportation Safety Board reconstructing the sequence of events leading to the sinking of the US-flagged cargo vessel SS El Faro in the Atlantic Ocean near … [Read more...]